Coin wrapping device



March'z, i937. l

A. WAGNERy com WRAPPING DEVI'GE Filed Maron 501954 mmm Patented Mar. 2, Q'

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE coiN `W'RMPING DEVICEV Albert.N.`Wagner, Evanston, Ill. g application March so, 1934, seriaiNo. '118,271

4 Claims.

from the device after closing the receiving end of the wrapper. The other or open end of the passenger transport service offices and thelike,

wrapper is closed digitally after its delivery from the device.

The mainobject of the invention is to provide alight, convenient and easily operated device for effecting the vwrapping of coins speedily.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle equipped with means for eifecting vcontinuous delivery of coins into the same from the palm ofthe hand disposed to receive coins as they are counted bythe operater in the customary manner.

Other objects of the invention will beA understood from, or pointed out specically in and by the following specification.

A suitable embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a coin-receiving and Wrapping device constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the same positioned in the left hand of an operator to receive coins as the latter are projected into the palm of vsaid hand by the right hand of the operator.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device showing its position in the hand of the operator during the operation ofthe device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken on the line 3-3` of Fig. 4.

Fig: 4 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are transverse, sectional views of `the device taken on the lines 5--5 and 6 6, respectively, of Fig. 3.

In the customary or conventional practice in the'handling of large numbers of coins `of different/denominations, as in banking institutions',

the coins are spread upon a flat surface, such as a table or desk, and generallly, the left hand of the operator is cupped and disposed opposite an edge of the table. The fingers of the right hand select the coins i of a certain denomination from the mass on the table and project them into the cupped left hand until a given number has been received in the latter. 'I'his'batch then isusually formed into a stack and disposedupon a conventional coin Wrapperwhich, in turn, is wrapped about the stack of coins and closed at its ends.

It isa very important object of my invention to provide a coin-Wrapping device which will not require any change in this customary method of handling coins, except insofar as the operations, other than the projection of coins into the cupped hand, are hastened and rendered far more eicient.

The device of the invention comprises what may be termed a skeleton tube (I) composed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to cylindrical form except along one side edge thereof, which extends tangentially to the main body of the tube or cylindrical portion of the structure and is spaced from and projects beyond the other side edge of said tube (I) to define a continuous longitudinal slot in the tube or tubuluar member (I).

The side edge portion (2) last referred to, constitutes a continuous flat plate or lip which extends throughout the entire length of the tube Iand terminates at one end in an arm (3) offset between its ends outwardly from the plane of the body or main portion of said lip (2) and which, at its upper end, is integral with or suitably secured to a ring (il) of somewhat larger diameter than the tube (I) and which is concentric with the latter.

At its lower end, the said lip (2) terminates in a substantiallly L-shaped arm (5), the lower end portion (6) of which extends at right angles to the axis of the tube and constitutes a support for a cylindrical member which, preferably, is a roller (l) which is pivotally mounted on said portion or arm (6) concentric with the axis of the tube (I) and which projects at its upper end into the lower end portion of said tube (I). 'Ihe portion (6) ,is `equipped with projections (8) which are arranged relatively to a portion or bend (9) connecting the armv (5) with the arm (6) to provide a three-point support for the device.

The portion of the tube (I) diametrically opposite the lip (2) presents a continuous, longitudinal wall portion (I0) extending from end to end of the tube (I) and serves as a means for Yconveniently engaging the thumb-of a hand of the operator with the tube (I) as the fingers of said hand are engaged with the lip (2) to hold said tube in position to receive a conventional coin wrapper (I I), as shown in Fig. 2.

' "I'he ring (4) is spaced an appreciable distance from the upper end of the tube (I) and upon said ring (d) there is mounted a funnel (I2), having a tubular spout of larger internal diameter than the inner diameter of the tube (I), the body portion of said funnel (I2) being of somewhat irregular contour to provide a pointed lip (I3) at one side of the same, which is adapted CAD to rest substantially upon the web of the hand between the index and middle fingers thereof, and flatly upon a small portion of the palm of said hand as indicated in Fig. l, the said index and middle ngers being engaged with opposite sides of the spout of the funnel or the ring (4) to which the latter is secured, as said hand is cupped in substantially the conventional manner to receive coins projected into said hand from the edge of a table or flat surface by the other hand of the operator during the operation of selecting and counting coins, the arrangement being such that the coins, as received in the palm of said hand, will drop by gravity into the funnel and thus into the tube (I) or the coin wrapper previously formed and contained in saidl tube.

The tube (I) has been referred toV as a skeleton tube for the reason that it is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart slots (I4) between its ends, the portions of the tube between the said slots (I4) constituting arcuate bars which, preferably, are bentas shown in Fig. 4, to present inner convex surfaces (I6)n and outer concave surfaces (I5), these formations extending through the continuous wall portion (I), the purpose of the convex surfaces being to reduce the amount of surface of the tube coming into contact with the coin-wrapper (I I), as the latter is pushed into the tube (I) as hereinafter more particularly described.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The device is first held in one hand,` which isusually` the left hand, with the thumb bearing upon the portion (I9) of the tube at a convenient place between its ends, and the fingers bearing upon lthe flange or lip (2). The conventional type of coin wrapper (Il) which is of a length to extend from the guide shoulder (Il) at the bend (9) to a point below the discharge end of the spout of the funnel (I2), is inserted along one longitudinal edge into the open space or slot between the lip (2) and the opposed terminal edge portion of the tube (I). Y The coin wrappers are gummed along one lonf gitudinal edge portion as indicated at (I8) in Fig. and, as the other, or ungummed edge portion, is inserted into said last mentioned space and is pushed into the same, the wrapper will be guided to form a paper tube which will enclose the roller ('I) and will extend to a point spaced from, but contiguous to, the discharge end of the funnel. The gummed edge portion (I8) of the wrapper is then moistened and while the tube is` still engaged in the position shown in Fig. 2, the operator grasps the lower end portion of the tubular part of the wrapper and, pressing the same against the roller (1), will effect further rotation of the roller and wrapper to cause the moistened, gummed edge portion of the latter to become disposed within the tube (I) and in contact with an opposed portion of said wrapper.

' Thus a paper tube arranged to receive coins is formed and when this has been accomplished, the device is placed in the position in one hand shown in Fig. 1, the requisite numberof coins to be received in the wrapper, and of course, of the denomination for which the wrapper is intended, will be counted into said hand in the usual manner and will drop by gravity into the said paper tube to form a stack of said coins supported upon the roller (l). After completion of this operation, the upper end portion of the tube is folded inwardly through the open space surrounding the same to confine the coins within said tube against escape from said end. The de-i vice then is inverted so that the weight of the coins resting upon the closed end portion of the paper tube will cause the latter to drop out of the device. The other end portion of the tube then is closed in the customary manner, thus completing the wrapping of the coins.

'I'he position of the wrapper (I I) is shown correctly in the dotted lines in Fig. 4 while in Fig. 2 it is shown partly cut off at its lower end.

I claim as my invention;

l. A coin wrapping device comprising a substantially cylindrical tube open at both ends, a bracket mounted upon one end of said tube and presenting a stop formation spaced from said end of said tube and adapted to be engaged by one extremity of a paper tube disposed within said first-named tube when the other extremity of said paper tube is disposed for projection from the other end of the first-named tube, and a coin stack supporting member mounted upon said bracket and adapted to be received within a portion of said paper tube projecting from the adjacentend of said first-named tube, said stop formation and the end of the first-named tube farthest removed therefrom being spaced from each other a distance appreciably less than the length of a paper tube adapted for wrapping a given stack of coins of diameter substantially equal to that of said tubes.

2, A coin wrapping device comprising a substantially cylindrical tube open at both ends and adapted to receive a paper coin wrapper of given diameterand of a length greater than said tube, a funnelmember mounted upon the receiving end of said'tube and spaced therefrom, a bracket mounted upon the other end of said tube and including an arm opposed to the other open end of said tube and spaced from the latter a distance substantially equal to the spacing of said funnel from said tube, and a coin stack supporting member mounted upon said arm of said bracket for projection into the end portion of a wrapper engaged with said arm, the latter constituting a stop formation for said wrapper.

k3. A coin wrapping device comprising a substantially cylindrical tube open at both ends and adapted to receive a paper coin wrapper of given diameter and of a length greater than said tube,

a bracket arm secured to the receiving end of said tube, a funnel member axially aligned with said tube mounted upon said bracket and having its delivery end spaced from said tube, a bracket mounted upon the other end of said tube and including an arm opposed to the other open end of said tube vand spaced from the latter a distance substantially equal to the spacing of said funnel from said tube, and a coin stack supporting member mouted upon said arm of said bracket for projection into the end portion of a wrapper engaged with said arm, the latter constituting a stop formation for said wrapper, the said arm and the discharge endof said funnel member being spaced apart a distance substantially to the length of the wrapper to cause the receiving end of the latterto be disposed within the discharge end of said funnel member. Y

4. A coin wrapping device comprising a tube open ,at both ends and'having a slot in one side thereofv extending from end to end thereof, an L-shapedv bracket mounted upon one endof said tube and having an arm thereof opposed to and spaced from one en'd ofsaid tube, a coin stack supporting member mounted on aid arm in axial alignment with said tube, a bracket arm mounted upon the receiving end of said tube, a funnel member having a discharge end axially aligned with said tube and spaced from the receiving end of the latter, said first-named bracket and the discharge end of said funnel being spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to the length of a coin Wrapper adapted to be received within said tube, said slot being adapted to receive one edge portion of a coin wrapper and one projected end portion of the latter being digitally engageable with said supporting member for effecting rotation ofthe latter for drawing said Wrapper into said tube through said slot.

ALBERT N. WAGNER. 

